Mainframe Coven: Kilogirl

Mainframe Connect

In this episode of Mainframe Coven, Jessielaine Punongbayan (Product Manager, Dynatrace) and Richelle Anne Craw (Software Engineer, Beta Systems Software) dive into the origins of the term "Kilogirl", explore its historical context, and discuss the importance of women’s visibility in tech.Together, they reflect on the legacy of women in computing, share personal insights, and answer the powerful question:"Why is women visibility important?"Mainframe Coven is a 10-part mini-series honoring the past, present, and future women of IT. It's about real stories from the essential yet unseen minds behind the machines.The podcast is sponsored by the Open Mainframe Project, a Linux Foundation project that aims to build community and adoption of Open Source on the mainframe by eliminating barriers to Open Source adoption on the mainframe, demonstrating the value of the mainframe.For a transcript of this episode, visit https://openmainframeproject.org/main...Links Mentioned in the Episode:- Radical Software: Women, Art & Computing 1960–1991: https://kunsthallewien.at/ausstellung...

• Computing Power Used to Be Measured in 'Kilo-Girls': https://www.theatlantic.com/technolog...
• The Gendered History of Human Computers: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/scienc...
• The Glass Universe: The Hidden History of the Women Who took the Measure of the Stars by Dava Sobel: https://www.4thestate.co.uk/products/... as mentioned in An astronomical feat: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/a...
• Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet by Claire Evans: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/bo...
• Anita B.org: https://anitab.org/
• The Bletchley Circle (2012–2014, ITV): https://www.world-productions.com/pro...
• Hidden Figures (2016, directed by Theodore Melfi) Based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly: https://family.20thcenturystudios.com...
• Re-writing the code: https://rewritingthecode.org/